What Happened In November 1493 In History

Historical Events for November, 1493

• 3rd » Christopher Columbus first sights the island of Dominica in the Caribbean Sea.
• 18th » Christopher Columbus first sights the island now known as Puerto Rico.
• 19th » Christopher Columbus goes ashore on an island he first saw the day before. He names it San Juan Bautista (later renamed Puerto Rico).

Famous Birthdays on November in 1493

• 11th » Paracelsus, Swiss-German physician, botanist, astrologer, and occultist (d. 1541)
• 11th » Bernardo Tasso, Italian courtier and poet (d. 1569)

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